Call for Abstracts

Smithers is seeking thought leaders in the industrial pigments and colourants sector to speak at the 2026 Pigment & Colour Science Forum. If you have insights, innovations, or research to share on any of the topics below — or have another topic you believe would interest our audience — we invite you to submit your abstract.

How to Submit: 
You can submit your abstract via the form below or, alternatively, please send your name, job title, company name and abstract to Georgia Atwal at [email protected].

Suggested Topics:

• Industry overview and business drivers
• Developments in structural colour
• Paints and coatings: Identifying new market drivers
• The future of pigments for plastics
• Pigments for inks
• Use of AI in colour design/matching
• Colour perceptions: From market to consumer
• The future of colour science
• Advances in effect and traditional organic and inorganic pigments
• End use innovations from cosmetics, automotive, aerospace, packaging and more
• Sustainability

Abstract Submission Deadline: 6 March 2026

We look forward to your contributions and sharing the latest innovations in pigments and colour science with our audience!